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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:we are joking
Lenape:kikikuwehëmëna [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix (and carries stress) while another /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound before the final prefix.
The first person suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
The form could be either inclusive (with the prefix /k-/) or exclusive (with the prefix /n-/), but neither prefix is expressed overtly.

Analysis

Form:
kikikuwehëmëna
Structure:
kikikuwe-hm-nan
Meaning:
joke-MP-1pl